Week In Review: Fox Steps Down; Murder Nearby

: Parsippany Town Council President John M. Fox is taking on a new job. Starting Sept. 1, he will fill an unexpired term seat on the Morris County Board of Elections with the governor's approval. That means an early exit from the council for Fox: The former sheriff, freeholder and Parsippany police officer will step down from the council at the end of this month. Fox leaves the position three months early. Paul Carifi Jr., who defeated Fox in the June Republican primary, takes over the seat Jan. 1. In the meantime, the Republican Municipal Committee will select three candidates from which the council will choose the person to complete the three-month unexpired term. Fox said Carifi likely will get the nod.

: Brooklyn man and a female acquaintance face charges including first-degree murder after the killing of a mother of two in Boonton. Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi announced Friday the arrests of 26-year-old Kashif Parvaiz and Massachusetts resident Antoinette Stephen, also 26, for allegedly killing Parvaiz's wife, Nazish Noorani, 27. Noorani was gunned down late Tuesday while walking with her husband and their 3-year-old son. The little boy was not injured. Parvaiz was wounded as part of the alleged scheme he planned with Stephen over a long period of time, the prosecutor said. Authorities say Noorani sent text messages to family members saying she feared her husband would kill her. 

: After almost four years, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to deny a request to construct a four-story Marriott SpringHill Suites hotel and restaurant complex at Route 10 and Glacier Drive. During the Wednesday night board meeting, many board members opposed the controversial proposal by  Morristown firm Kamsad Giri LLC because of its 55-foot height, which is 20 feet more than the legal limit. The decision should please a number of area residents who vehemently opposed the hotel plan and testified passionately against it over the years.

: At the Township Council meeting Tuesday night, Mayor James Barberio addressed an email he received that criticized the town's plans to upgrade its incinerator plant. Barberio stated that despite the email writer's concerns about safety, the plant will meet the "extreme, stringent ... risk-based standards" for incinerator emissions mandated by the federal government and the state Department of Environmental Protection.  Additionally, the mayor said, the technology used by Synagro, the company contracted to manage the incinerator for the next 20 years, meets federal and state standards. Barberio called Synagro's method "the preferred means of providing incineration by the NJDEP and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
 
: Parsippany's Summer Concert Series featuring Eagles tribute act Hotel California takes place Tuesday, Aug. 30. Mayor James Barberio said the show, originally scheduled for last Thursday, had to be postponed because of predicted inclement weather. The concert at Veterans' Memorial Park will feature a pre-show barbecue sponsored by Shop-Rite at 5 p.m.. Proceeds will benefit the Parsippany Police Athletic League. The concert featuring the hits of the Eagles starts at 7:30 p.m. Organizers recommend that concertgoers bring lawn chairs, blankets and insect repellent.